Knock knock. Who’s there? Claire Claire who? Claire K lack of creations! Yes that’s how creative I am today I can’t even think of an exciting way to open my post! What I can tell you is that today’s recipe is delicious. It’s what I would call a Thai take on the Chinese sang choi […]

We have this little tradition in my family of ‘cocktail hour.’ It’s not your traditional round of martinis but every night at around 6pm we have a drink and a few chips. My most favourite combination is tasty cheese CCs and a diet coke or as I like to call it CCs and DC. I […]

My sister bought us tickets to the Brisbane Comedy Festival for Christmas and last Thursday night was our night. I love going to shows during the week but I often face the dinner dilemma. The show was at 7.15pm. To eat before, which would be about 6pm (we normally eat between 7.30 and 8) or […]

I love Twitter. I still find it so cool that I can write a message to anyone anywhere in the world and get a reply. On the day of the baby shower I tweeted Garry Younberry (the channel 9 weather man up here in Queensland) to ask if I should set a table outside. He […]

There are only so many series of D-grade celebrities going head-to-head, people starving themselves on deserted islands, racing around the world, dancing their feet off and belting out songs that I can take. I think I have finally reached my reality TV threshold. Big Brother had the idea. They saw that their time was up […]

Do you ever have those days where time seems to fly and nothing gets done? Ok I know everyone does but today is not my day. First up I turned off my alarm and went back to sleep instead of jumping up and heading out to the gym like I normally do. This does not […]

It wasn’t until about two years ago that mushrooms and I were properly introduced. Before then I thought of them as the slightly ugly vegetable that I didn’t really know what to do with. As you know I’ve come a long way in my food exploring and now I love them. They’re one of my […]

I had a fantastic time in South America but one thing I did miss about home was cooking. I know, some people might think I’m crazy. Don’t get me wrong, having other people cook for you is great but I like to get in the kitchen. I love finding recipes and testing them out and […]

This Friday, I have my first fitting for my wedding dress. It’s starting to all feel very real and so exciting! The dressmaker had two openings for my appointment; 2pm & 3pm. My preference – 3pm so that gives us time to go out to lunch before. He was a little shocked. I don’t think […]

My mum and dad do a lot of good work for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. If you haven’t heard of them, they grant wishes for seriously ill children. It’s a wonderful cause. I’ve been with mum when she’s granted a few wishes and seeing their little faces light up is just priceless. In order to […]

Going to a party hosted by my mother you can be assured of one thing – you will never go home hungry. I have definitely inherited this hostess gene from mum and nearly always over-cater when I entertain. I’d much rather eat leftovers for a week than have people looking at the clock waiting until […]

When I don’t have a side dish planned for dinner I nearly always fall back on what I’ve been eating my whole life – plain broccoli, beans, carrot or corn (or a combination) steamed or some sort of potato. I had to spice up my sides, literally, for Thanksgiving on the weekend and decided it […]